HART VOTES NOT TO PAY SETTLEMENT EX-FINANCE CHIEF OUSTED IN MAY.Byline: CONNIE LLANOS llanos (yä`nōs), Spanish American term for prairies, specifically those of the Orinoco River basin of N South America, in Venezuela and E Colombia. Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- The Hart school district will not pay a $234,000 settlement to its former finance chief, board members decided Wednesday night. The William S. Hart Union High School District board unanimously voted to rescind its settlement and separation agreement with Rory Livingston, former assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. of business services, and to terminate its contract with Livingston. Livingston was ousted from the district in May after construction costs for the project he oversaw peaked at $43million over the budget. District officials said this is one step toward recovery. ``This is a continuation in trying to resolve what went wrong,'' board member Paul Strickland said Thursday. The decision comes after Livingston filed a claim against the district in September seeking damages in excess of $234,000 for unpaid settlement money, wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). and defamation. Livingston's lawyers declined to comment. The district didn't respond to that claim within the required 45 days -- which could lead to litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Livingston's lawyer did not respond to a call from the district on Nov. 16, officials said Thursday. A recent audit of skyrocketing construction costs revealed mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. of funds and a lack of financial bookkeeping during Livingston's tenure, which Hart Superintendent Jaime Castellanos said heavily influenced the board's decision to void the settlement agreement. ``That's why we did the audit, to see if there were things that we could have done to avoid the cost overruns,'' Castellanos said. |
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